Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
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In this comedy a couple discovers they are having a baby. Unfortunately they have a big fight leading to a break-up. Will their love for each other win out over their stubborness before the baby is born?
The Groundling
By Marc Palmieri; Directed by Betsy Puckett
August 17-September 2, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm
NC Premiere! After stumbling upon an outdoor production of a Shakespeare play in Manhattan, Long Island landscaper Bob Malone returns home inspired to write a play about his troubled marriage. He hires two reluctant New York theatre professionals to spend a week at his home and stage the play in his garage, with a cast of colorful locals. A modern romantic comedy with a moving and unexpected ending.
WHERE: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road, 28806
WHEN: Friday August 17, 2018
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: improv comedy
AGES: all ages
SEATS: seated general admission
TICKETS: $10 g.a. / $15 VIP (guaranteed seat in 1st 3 rows!)
WEB LISTING: http://www.ambrosewest.com/rpbs
Founded in 2011, RPB is a group that hopes to change the world through the power of improv…or not. Called into being by the Universal Mind to spread joy, odd noises and viral goofiness for the betterment of man.
https://www.facebook.com/events/491588431289152/
Original acoustic Ameripop reminiscent of 60’s and 70’s pop/rock/folk
www.bryantoney.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/396615450805061/
Cody Siniard and Jonlyn Linville perform at 185 King Street with the talented Chrysalis Trio opening the show!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1787164691368788/
Concert
Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar
Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.
August 17 at The Odditorium
Gore Gore Luchadores – “The Gore Gore Luchadores is a DIY organization dedicated to raising money for local and regional charity. We hold events throughout our community in order to raise
support and awareness through entertainment. We believe that every individual can make a difference, and it is when we come together as a community that we are the strongest.”
Joining will be:
The Styrofoam Turtles – AVL Grunge Revival
https://thestyrofoamturtles.bandcamp.com/album/burnouts-watered-down
SANE VOIDS
Doors 8 // Show 9
$6
More Details TBA
https://www.facebook.com/events/1043415702486955/
Vocalist Katie Cilluffo will perform a concert of Jazz standards about one of the most powerful human emotions: love. She will be joined by Jason DeCristofaro (vibes/piano), Kevin Kehrberg (bass), and Rick Dilling (drums). 8 PM at White Horse Black Mountain. Tickets are $10 advance/$12 the day of the concert.
https://www.facebook.com/events/322187245187924/
Menopause The Musical® is a groundbreaking celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change.” Now celebrating 17 years of female empowerment through hilarious musical comedy, Menopause The Musical® has evolved as a “grassroots” movement of women who deal with life adjustments after 40 by embracing each other and the road ahead.
Set in a department store, four women meet while shopping for a black lace bra at a lingerie sale. After noticing unmistakable similarities among one another, the cast jokes about their woeful hot flashes, mood swings, wrinkles, weight gain and much more. These women form a sisterhood and unique bond with the entire audience as they rejoice in celebrating that menopause is no longer “The Silent Passage.”
Performance schedule:
Tuesday, August 14 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, August 15 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, August 16 at 8 p.m.
Friday, August 17 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 18 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 19 at 2 p.m.
Inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, Menopause The Musical® is a celebration of women who find themselves at any stage of “The Change.” The laughter-filled 90-minute production gets audience members out of their seats and singing along to parodies from classic pop songs of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
THANK YOU !!!!
…for voting us #1 for Best Place to Dance & Best Place to Take a Dance Class! We couldn’t be more grateful and excited!!!!!
To show our appreciation we’d like to celebrate with you!
We want to personally thank you with:
MUSIC!
DANCING!
KARAOKE!
and A POLE PHOTO BOOTH!
Please join us Friday August 17th at 8 pm at DanceClub Asheville
See you soon for ALL the BEST DANCE! YAY!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1880310055359653/
Reasonably Priced Babies, Asheville’s premier improv comedy troupe, returns to the gorgeous stage at Ambrose West on Friday, August 17th, doors at 7pm – show at 8pm. Having recently been named one of Asheville’s best local comedy groups in the 2018 Mtn. Xpress Readers Poll, The Babies are back and ready to prove they are are worthy of your carefully considered clicks. And they are bringing reinforcements. Featuring special guests in the July show went so well that they decided to do it again, this time offering up improv upstarts, Skipping to the Good Parts, as the opener. Oooh, it’s gonna be a hot one. Mid-August melt-the-thermometer comedy madness. Pants optional. Attendance mandatory. Tickets are $10 (or $15 for VIP) available at https://www.ambrosewest.com/rpbs or at the door..
https://www.facebook.com/events/1028501303996395/
$12 advance/ $15 DOS
8pm doors
830 Jordan Igoe
930 Darby Wilcox
1030 Susto (solo)
https://www.facebook.com/events/209172396388177/
The Red Hot Sugar Babies perform sassy jazz and sultry blues of the roaring 20’s-30’s including Vintage Jazz, Blues, Swing, Ragtime, Dixieland, New Orleans. Influenced by Ethel Waters, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton they play a mix of the pop music that created the first dance craze to sweep the nation. Band members Joanne Domka (trumpet), Lois Jolly (trombone), Wendi Loomis (vocals), Mario Piccolo (guitar), Dan Patrella (plectrum banjo), Laurie Fisher (bass) bring alive music that makes you swing and tap your toes. Come dance The Charleston and revisit the era of flappers, speakeasies, rumble seats, and bathtub gin.
Additional and former players include: Andrew Fletcher (piano), Lin Llewellyn (tenor banjo), Lora Pendleton (bass), Lauren Holmans Brevard (vocals), JP Hess (bass), Kevin Kehrberg (bass), Reese Gray (piano), Leo Johnson (guitar), Henry Westmoreland (sousaphone), Russ Wilson (drums), and one very special guest appearance by Artimus Pyle.
www.reverbnation.com/theredhotsugarbabies
https://www.facebook.com/events/533779887042103/
The Freeway Revival’s explosive blend of southern rock, funk and psychedelic soul captures and expresses the life of a true road warrior band on the current American landscape.
https://www.facebook.com/events/281125542692726/
Livingdog
https://livingdog.bandcamp.com
Okapi
https://www.okapiduo.com
Guts Club (New Orleans)
https://gutsclub.bandcamp.com
9pm
donation
https://www.facebook.com/events/233758710542877/
A night of Punk Rock-n-Roll!
No Anger Control (Charlotte)
https://noangercontrol.com/
But, Pyrite (NYC Comedy/Punk)
https://butpyrite.bandcamp.com/
Cloud City Caskets (Asheville- loud fast pun)
https://cloudcitycaskets.bandcamp.com/releases
Nerve Endings (Bristol, TN)
https://nerveendings.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.facebook.com/events/284330548805117/
Join us as we live stream Phish from Curveball this year! We’re open until the show’s over. Bring your Phriends and come boogie with us! No cover.
https://www.facebook.com/events/652027748508777/
Rodney Carrington is a multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer who recorded eight major record label comedy albums, which have sold millions of copies. Rodney then released three new albums on his own record label called Laughter’s Good Records. An album of new songs and material entitled Laughter’s Good debuted at Number One on the Overall Comedy Charts. The same week, the re-release of Rodney Carrington Live, C’mon Laugh You Bastards debuted at Number Two on the Overall Comedy Charts. He then went back into the studio to record The Hits which also reached number one on the comedy charts. The album features a duet with Colt Ford on a new version of the song Titties and Beer. According to Pollstar, Rodney has been one of the top ten highest grossing touring comedians for the last ten years and among the top 5 the last several years. Rodney is on track to be in the top 5 again this year as he regularly performs to sold out crowds across the US, Canada, and even Australia.
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 18 May 2018 at 10:00 PM
Total Rewards® Presale : Tue, 15 May 2018 at 10:00 AM
Ticketmaster Presale : Wed, 16 May 2018 at 10:00 AM
Facebook Presale : Wed, 16 May 2018 at 10:00 AM
VIP Meet & Greet Package : Tue, 15 May 2018 at 10:00 AM
Official Platinum : Tue, 15 May 2018 at 10:00 AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/627080094351219/
Don’t miss Rodney Carrington at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center on Friday, August 17, 2018 at 9:00 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/189146111740506/
Scythian returns to Asheville. Last time out the whole city lost power and the show barely happened, so this time we’re looking forward to rocking ya’ll from the get-go. Show is ALL AGES so bring the whole crew!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2076648465890034/
DJ Oneiric and DJ Bongwater are back to bring you another free happy dance party. This time we’ll be bringing the breakbeats to a whole new level so come and dance with us.
Guest DJs this round will include La Morte, Rob Breax and “J” Style.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2577449702479331/
WHERE: THE BLOCK off biltmore, 39 S. Market St, 28801
WHEN: Friday August 17, 2018
COVER: $10
DOORS: 8pm | SHOW: 9pm
GENRE: old time / country
AGES: 21+
WEB LISTING:
http://theblockoffbiltmore.com/index.php/event/onlies
The Onlies:
WEBSITE: www.theonlies.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://theonlies.bandcamp.com
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/LRtNz1Em1SI
The Onlies began as a trio of lifelong friends and musical collaborators who realized early on that they shared a fascination with traditional fiddle music. Leo Shannon, Samantha Braman, and Riley Calcagno started making music together at age seven (2005), and quickly became immersed in fiddle music and tradition in their home of Seattle, down the West Coast, and across the world. In recent years, they have developed their sound with the addition of Vivian Leva, an acclaimed talent of old-time, country, and Americana.
The Onlies have developed an individual sound, with original songs that “demonstrate an enviable ability to move beyond the immediacy of their lives to touch at deeper truths, and…covers of traditional songs and tunes (that) harken to the original but are unleashed with the kind of wild, free abandon that only youth provides” (Kithfolk). Their albums have charted on radio stations around the country, and they have had the opportunity to perform and collaborate with Elvis Costello, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Laurie Lewis, Altan, Tristan Clarridge, and John Herrmann. In recent years, the Onlies have found a musical center in Old Time Appalachian stringband music, and their fiddle, banjo, and guitar playing have become a fixture in a wave of young people who are studying and engaging with the old time tradition with a deep respect for the history of the music and people who make it, as well as a curiosity about how old time music fits into contemporary sounds and culture. Their most recent collaboration is a recording of old time tunes and songs with John Herrmann, Meredith McIntosh, Eric Robertson, and Tristan Clarridge in a project titled The Ruglifters (Yodel-Ay-ee 099). Vivian Leva’s charting solo debut, Time is Everything was released on Free Dirt Records in 2018 as well. They are the 2017 winners of the Appalachian Stringband Contest in Clifftop, WV. The Onlies have a lot to say in the future of American folk and traditional music.
Vivian Leva:
WEBSITE: vivianleva.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://vivianleva.bandcamp.com
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/FPO9qkMZKHI
Vivian Leva’s voice is the sound of living tradition. Raised by parents who absorbed ancient tunes and ballads during visits to legendary old-time musicians, Leva grew up steeped in the Appalachian and country music of her Lexington, VA home. On Time Is Everything (coming spring 2018), her label debut, Leva earns a spot in the lineage of great neo-traditional songwriters like Gillian Welch and Sarah Jarosz. And much like these singers, Leva finds inspiration in the past without being stifled by it.
Though still in college, Leva’s musical roots run deep. She grew up going to fiddle festivals with her parents, both acclaimed roots musicians themselves who perform as the duo Jones and Leva. Her father, James, is a respected multi-instrumentalist who learned knee-to-knee from old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell and Doug Wallin, while her mother, Carol Elizabeth, picked up bygone songs from a now lost generation of singers and recorded with the pioneering bluegrass duo Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard. Leva soaked up this influence at a young age, and, at age 9, began penning songs and performing with her father at venues like the prestigious Carter Family Fold.
Traditional American music was an early influence on her songwriting. Her time at music festivals (she’s never missed a Clifftop) regularly landed her in jams with roots music heavyweights like Dirk Powell, Caleb Klauder, and Pharis & Jason Romero. “The biggest part of traditional music has always been the community,” she says. “It’s really special that you can travel almost anywhere and share tunes with a group of people that you’ve never met.” In this spirit, she joined The Onlies, a young stringband that won the coveted traditional band competition at the 2017 Clifftop festival in West Virginia. Add to this performance resumé teaching stints at The Swannanoa Gathering, The Big Sur Fiddle Camp, and Centrum’s “Voice Works” and her roots music bonafides are obvious, but it’s Leva’s songwriting that’ll bowl you over.
The sonic and lyrical palette of Time Is Everything, which was recorded at Joseph DeJarnette’s Studio 808A in Floyd, VA, is influenced in equal parts by classic storytellers like Kitty Wells and Texas Gladden, the harmony singing of the Stanley and Everly Brothers, and the pop sensibilities of Mandolin Orange. Leva’s writing effortlessly shifts between archaic ballads, classic country and honky tonk, and the best of contemporary Americana. For her first solo record, she enlisted the talents of multi-instrumentalist Riley Calcagno (The Onlies) as well as other top notch collaborators (Jack Devereux, Eric Robertson, Nick Falk, and Joseph “Joebass” DeJarnette) to add fiddle, banjo, pedal steel, and percussion to the album’s tastefully minimal production, imbuing each story of love and heartbreak with a hearty emotional punch.
The album’s title didn’t come easily until she noticed a lyrical through-line: the passing of time. “The phrase “Time Is Everything” encompasses the main theme of all of the songs,” she says. “It’s really about how everything in a situation can seem right but it all comes down to timing. That’s especially true in a relationship.” The tasteful Americana rendition of the title track, a co-write with musical partner Riley Calcagno, exemplifies this ephemeral longing. However, stories of wandering eyes or missed connections also show up in the straight-ahead honky tonk of “Why Don’t You Introduce Me As Your Darling,” the country shuffle of “Bottom of the Glass” (a song she wrote at age 14), and the old-time stringband-influenced “No Forever.” The album features eight originals plus a cover of Paul Burch’s plaintive waltz “Last Of My Kind,” and a re-composed version of Virginia ballad singer Texas Gladden’s “Cold Mountains” with a new chorus written by Leva and Calcagno.
For Leva, the kernel of a song often appears spontaneously—a story from a close friend, a closing scene of a TV show, a new guitar tuning. “If I specifically sit down to write something, I usually don’t like it. But I play around with different starting places.” Once the scene is set, however, the song is often complete in less than an hour. “It’s always hard to express real feelings without being overly sentimental, to balance a specific story and the universal.” Rest assured, this album strikes the balance perfectly.
It’s rare to find such a mature and confident voice in a young artist—someone whose music springs so organically from a grassroots connection to the traditional music community in which she was raised. Time Is Everything is indeed a bold statement from this rising star of deeply rooted American music. Vivian Leva is a voice that deserves to be listened to in the coming years.
https://www.facebook.com/events/302195943686068/
Make reservations for an evening of stargazing at the Bare Dark Sky Observatory!
View the moon, planets, and stars through the 34″ diameter Sam Scope, as well as the 14″ planetary telescope. With the assistance of the Observatory Manager, up to 25 people will spend 2 hours viewing and learning about the dark skies.
Shuttles to and from the parking lot will be provided. Please arrive promptly at your designated time to the parking lot located at the Earth to Sky Park. Dress comfortably for nighttime weather, as it is sometimes cool in the mountain air. Closed toed shoes and a flashlight are highly recommended.
View a calendar of community viewing dates and make your reservation at http://www.mayland.edu/observatory.
For more information call 828.766.1214.
* Please note: Any cancelation of a community viewing night will be sent via email up to 36 hours BEFORE the scheduled event. Please check the email account you registered with for updates and details on your planned visit.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1888007404572104/
August 17th, 2018
Doors 8:30, Show 9:30
5$
Nervous Dupre
https://nervousdupre.bandcamp.com/
Snake Musk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwKHsBqYi3o
Chris Head & The Broken Family Band
https://chrishead.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1887335294622243/
Genre: Reggae/Ska
Cover: Donations @ Door
Show: 10PM
Ages: 21+
The Big Takeover
Since 2007, the New York six-piece The Big Takeover has been fulfilling the mission implied in their name: packing clubs in the city and upstate and building their brand and reputation on the road and in the studio. A far cry from the pop-punk of American ska, The Big Takeover take their cues from Desmond Dekker and the first wave of Jamaican pop music as well as from the soulful energy and sophistication of Motown. At the center of this tight, grooving ensemble is the live-wire singing and deceptively subtle songwriting of the Jamaican-born NeeNee Rushie, a powerhouse performer who makes the audience feel like accomplices more than spectators. Traditional and experimental, The Big Takeover’s global blend reveals deep fluency in reggae and world music, hints of soul, and a pop classicism that is their own thing entirely. In New York’s musically hopping Mid-Hudson Valley, they are only the band around that is welcomed and honored at all the major national-circuit rooms: the indie/experimental haven of BSP in Kingston, the jazz and blues gem that is the Falcon in Marlboro, the classic rock mecca of the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock. The Big Takeover packs them all. On the road, the band has played over 500 shows, sharing stages with The Original Wailers, Jefferson Starship, Eek-a- Mouse, the Slackers and more. The band was recently selected to participate in a Converse Rubber Tracks Session in Brooklyn NY, and released their fourth full-length record, ‘Silly Girl’ at the beginning of 2017- to critical acclaim. A national tour to celebrate its release is in the works.
web: https://www.bigtakeoverband.com/
vid: https://youtu.be/WRmFabe8XAI
https://www.facebook.com/events/1412163895550596/
Join the Circus! Magic, juggling, oddities tent, fortune telling, and the music of Sirius.B and Plankeye Peggy.
Guided tours of the Bad Penny Horror Show Curiosity Museum will be available, featuring vintage and never-before-seen sideshow oddities.
Tickets: $10.00
Show: 10PM (Doors: 9PM)
Ages: 18+
Plankeye Peggy
Plankeye Peggy may have a delirious affect on your prognosis. Wired for rock and roll, this Asheville based band blends rhythms of flesh and dirt, bleeding out varied song forms with tightly, thoroughly-composed performance pieces. High strung and spasmatic, Plankeye Peggy songs seem at once desperate and preening, flirtatious and dangerous. With their revolving carousel of sounds, you will find yourself anxious to hear what pops out around the corner next.
web: http://www.plankeyepeggy.com/
vid: https://youtu.be/aDAJT9frh-A
Sirius.B
“Sirius.B is trova italiana, war song, gypsy, middle eastern, quasi-Klezmer-seculare,
with strong Irish-drinking overtones and Zappa madness.”
-Ricardo Cobo
In the the Mountain XPress’s Best of Western North Carolina,
Sirius.B has been voted:
#1 Favorite All Around Band
#1 Favorite Local Band
#1 Next Big Thing
#1 Acoustic / Folk
#1 Rock Band
#1 Experimental Band
Sirius.B brings to you the finest Absurdist Gypsy Folk Funk Punk that the world has to offer. Their “impressively irreverent, combustible, three-ring circus of sound [and] high-energy style is difficult to neatly categorize. They play foreign music as well as upbeat and serious originals, with a lyrical style ranging from the quirky to the absurd.”
-Mountain Xpress
Sirius.B’s music is created with an eclectic mix of vocal harmonies and instruments including cello, accordion, violin, marching band & African percussion, charango, flamenco and acoustic guitar, banjo, and melodica.
“Sirius.B. carries the brewing excitement of something big in the making.”
-Alli Marshall, Mountain Xpress
web: https://siriusbmusic.com/
vid: https://youtu.be/sIBlAWEGPe4
Bad Penny Horror Show
Guided tours of the Bad Penny Horror Show Curiosity Museum will be available, featuring vintage and never-before-seen sideshow oddities.
https://www.facebook.com/events/167093870624195/
For the seventh consecutive year, the Asheville Habitat ReStore at 31 Meadow Road near Biltmore Village is encouraging residents to show off their creativity and talent for a chance to win in the ReStore ReUse Contest. Garden shed, artist studio, chicken coop…tree house, playhouse, tiny house…if you recently built a structure like this using predominantly reused building materials, Habitat wants to know. The contest runs July 1-August 31 and submissions must be sent electronically. Information and entry form will be available on ashevillehabitat.org starting July 1 st . The purpose of the contest is to showcase innovative building projects constructed predominantly of used building materials. “Our customers often tell us about the projects they make using materials purchased at the ReStore. This contest is a great way to showcase their projects and inspire others to reuse, recycle and repurpose usable materials,” said Scott Stetson, ReStore General Manager. Five judges will select winners in the following categories: Furniture, Homesteading, Live and/or Work Space, Home Décor, Youth (age 16 and under), and Best in Show. Winners will be announced in mid-September.
Fine southern fusion cuisine that’s made with love & as many ingredients as possible from local farmers. High-quality farm to table fresh food.
With nearly 20 years of experience in the food industry, Appalachian Chic have acquired the culinary skills to provide you with a wide array of cultural cuisines. They have an affordable and unforgettable catering experience.
Find out more:
https://www.facebook.com/appchicfoodtruck
http://appalachianoccasions.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1086203558205133/